CN101965498B - Geodetic apparatus and method for controlling the same - Google Patents
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Abstract
A geodetic apparatus (1) for performing measurements using a target (2) and a method for controlling the geodetic apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus (1) comprises a detector (3) for measuring a position of the target (2) relative to a sighting axis (31) of the apparatus (1), a light emitter (4) for outputting to an outside of the geodetic apparatus (1) a first cone of light (41) having a first wavelength and a second cone of light (42) having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength, and a controller (5) connected to both the detector (3) and the light emitter (4). The first cone of light (41) overlaps with the second cone of light (42) at the distance of one meter from the apparatus (1) by at least 30%. The controller (5) is configured to control said light emitter (4) based on the detected position of the target (2) to output at least one of the first cone of light (41) and the second cone of light (42).
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Technical field
The present invention relates to be used for carrying out the geodetic instrument of measuring with respect to target.Such geodetic instrument can for example be stadia, transit, total powerstation or surveyor's level or its combination.
Background technology
Target can for example be a sounding rod, like ranging rod or levelling staff.Ranging rod allows in the visual field of geodetic instrument the detection to this ranging rod, thereby is mainly used in angle and distance and measures.Levelling staff has pattern (being similar to digital chain) in addition above that, and this pattern can be read with the relative height (guidance axis of supposition instrument be arranged in true level in) of indication between levelling staff and geodetic instrument by geodetic instrument.For the ease of measuring, sounding rod can be provided with the reflecting surface or the pattern of the two or more parts with different reflection potentiales.Further, sounding rod can be provided with extra reverberator.In addition, can coat the pattern of typical color or two or more different colours to sounding rod.Alternatively, target can even for example be prism, the active target that transmits, arbitrary objects or road sign.When combining for example electronic distance-measuring equipment (EDM) use, prism provides pinpoint accuracy as the use of target.The use of active target can be convenient to the tracking of target.
Such geodetic instrument for example is used in measurement and drawing and Structural Engineering.It need all be fit in any field with respect to the measurement of range observation, position measurement, goniometry (measurement of angle) and the relative height difference of target.And it can be used for geometric point is transferred to " real world " environment (for example, when arranging boundary marker) from for example technology figure.
When combining target uses geodetic instrument, must in the visual field of geodetic instrument, give target localization.This can be through regulating geodetic instrument the orientation or realize through the position of regulating target, depend on the physical location of target or the predeterminated position that is stored in the geodetic instrument is the RP of measuring (even being called geodetic station).
The measuring unit of geodetic instrument is depended in the visual field of geodetic instrument.Under the situation of optics geodetic instrument, the optical device of geodetic instrument is depended in the visual field, and can change to far-field measurement near field measurement continually through using adjustable lens (for example, liquid lens or zoom lens are arranged).In presents, the visual field is the area of space that geodetic instrument can not change the orientation of geodetic instrument with respect to target execution measurement.When target is positioned on the predeterminated position of visual field of geodetic instrument, realize the alignment between target and the geodetic instrument.Straight line between predeterminated position and the instrument is called guidance axis.This guidance axis usually is arranged on the centre of the visual field of geodetic instrument.The graticule in the display or the eyepiece of instrument are usually visually represented this guidance axis.Guidance axis can be limited in advance the optical device of instrument or even dynamically limited according to the location of the predeterminated position in the visual field of instrument.
The application handle geodetic instrument about target with respect in orientation, distance and the height of instrument at least one, the preferential selection of instrument is the situation of the RP measured.Therefore, the position of target must be positioned at predeterminated position through moving target up to target according to the preferential selection that geodetic instrument provides and regulates.When beginning, target is separated with the guidance axis (even being called sighted direction) of instrument, thereby on different directions, separate different distances with predeterminated position usually.With respect to the distance of guidance axis, particularly the distance with respect to predeterminated position usually is called skew.
Traditionally, target needs showing up of two users interact with each other to the adjusting of the position of geodetic instrument.First user changes the position of target, checks whether target is positioned at predetermined position with respect to geodetic instrument and second user operates geodetic instrument.First user advises that second user changes the position of target, is arranged in predeterminated position (with respect at least one of angle, distance and height) up to target with respect to geodetic instrument and locates.
The shortcoming of the method that this is traditional is, it is essential with respect to the position of geodetic instrument that the showing up of at least two interactional people exchanged the program mark.This usually is difficult to, because the user of operation geodetic instrument and the distance of carrying between the user of target maybe be very long.Such measurement that user carries out the position of target alone expends time in very much, because unique user must change the position of target and operate geodetic instrument.
In order to overcome this problem, the geodetic instrument of the aid that is provided with the mensuration that is used to be convenient to the border has been described in patent US 4,560,270.This instrument comprises unidirectional transfer voice equipment, can audible instruction can send to the user who carries the sounding rod that comprises prism from surveying instrument through this equipment.This equipment makes the operator of instrument by word of mouth the user who carries sounding rod is directed to the expectation boundary marker.In addition, this instrument also is provided with and is installed in the fixed position with respect to instrument but is not electrically connected to its line sighting device.The line sighting device is launched two light beams of dispersing a little with mutual different character continuously.These two light beams are overlapping in narrow central area.The user then with sounding rod move on the plot in the central area a bit, overlapping at this some place, and at this some place, prism aligns with the guidance axis of surveying instrument from two light beams of the direction transmission of the unit of indicating this device.
Comprise that from the geodetic instrument of the known line sighting device of prior art the narrow central area of line sighting device with the guidance axis of geodetic instrument and measuring route complete matching is respectively and is important.And the line sighting device must guarantee, and is all overlapping in very narrow central area at these two light beams under the situation of near field measurement and far-field measurement.Even the maximum functional distance between prism and instrument, the overlapping central area of two different light beams are can not obvious measuring route than instrument big.As a result, the optical device of line sighting device must have enough quality, and must with the measuring route complete matching of instrument.This causes sizable measurement cost to the line sighting device.In addition, exist the line sighting device to become unjustified thereby necessary during use by sizable risk of adjusting once more.Further, because the cause of narrow central area, be arranged in any that user on the either side of central area can only see two light beams.The line sighting device must constantly be launched two light beams.
From US 5,051, the geodetic instrument of the line sighting device in 934 above the known use.According to this prior art; Distance-measuring device has the prism tracking equipment; When prism was arranged in the path from the measuring beam of the electronic distance measuring instrument EDM emission that is incorporated in measurement mechanism, the prism tracking equipment kept this device to align unchangeably with the prism that on setting-out rod, carries automatically.Therefore, through rotating this device automatically around vertical and transverse axis, prism is maintained on the measurement axis of EDM unchangeably.When prism carriage during in bar and prism peripheral support, EDM carries out continuous measurement to the prism that on setting-out rod, carries.This device also is provided with the horizontal angle indicator and also is provided with the vertical angle indicator; The orientation of EDM on the horizontal angle indicator indication horizontal direction; That is, with respect to the horizontal angle of reference angular position, and vertical angle indicator indication EDM vertical angle with respect to the horizontal plane.This device is according to the measurement result of EDM and calculated signals horizontal range and the difference in height that is provided by the vertical angle detector.The measured value of horizontal length, level angle and difference in height compares with the anchor point data that before measuring, are input to device.Therefore, the actual value exported of the goal-selling value of level and vertical angle indicator and EDM and level and vertical angle indicator and EDM relatively.The result of this comparison is fed to indicator, and the light signal that its generation can be distinguished by the prism carriage easily, and have the indication prism and whether should move and the mutual different coding how to move is so that be positioned to the preset anchor point that is different from starting point from starting point.The preset value one of level and vertical angle indicator and EDM matees with the actual value that level and vertical angle indicator and EDM are exported, and anchor point just is reached.Propose that as an example if prism need move to right, this coding makes indicator produce ruddiness, and if prism need move to left to be positioned at next anchor point, then produce green glow.Alternatively, propose the transmission Morse code.According to an example, two light beams of the different colours (for example green and red) that the indicator emission is dispersed a little make light beam overlapping in narrow central area, with the measurement axis to the user's indicating device that carries prism.
The shortcoming of prior art is that the prism of following the tracks of the path of the measuring beam of launching from the electronic distance measuring instrument of device is difficult to.This device must be all the time tilts around two orthogonal axes, with keep prism with launch from electronic distance measuring instrument, align along the narrow measuring beam of measurement axis.Therefore, there is the excessive risk of following the tracks of failure and must be repeated.This means that the user must turn back to device and manually operate this device, before can carrying out new tracking, measuring beam is alignd with prism.If the distance between device and the prism is big, this is very time-consuming.Alternatively, about US 4,560, the line sighting instrument of 270 descriptions can be used for making prism to align with measuring beam.In this case, from US 5,051,934 known devices suffer the problem identical with the line sighting device.Under the situation of this line sighting device not, can not under manually not making instrument and situation that prism aligns, prism be arranged in from the measuring beam of EDM emission with the beginning tracing process.
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Begin from top prior art file, the purpose of this invention is to provide geodetic instrument and the method that is used to control it, it has avoided the top shortcoming of prior art.
According to embodiment, the purpose of this invention is to provide geodetic instrument and be used to control its method, the unchanged direction that this method is kept guidance axis simultaneously through a manipulation of objects is convenient to the aliging of guidance axis of target and this instrument.
According to embodiment, disclose and used target to carry out the geodetic instrument of measurement.This instrument comprise be used for measurement target with respect to the position of the guidance axis of instrument thereby be used for measurement target and guidance axis between the detector of skew (relative distance).Guidance axis is the straight line between the predeterminated position in being stored in instrument and this instrument normally.Under the situation of using the optics geodetic instrument, this guidance axis can be for example and the optical axis coincidence of the optical device of instrument, or certain area limiting of the photo-detector (for example, imageing sensor or 4 quadrant detector) that in instrument, is used.This instrument also comprises optical transmitting set, and it is used for having from instrument output the first taper light and the second taper light with second wavelength that is different from first wavelength of first wavelength.First and second wavelength differ an amount, make the first and second taper light have the various colors that can be distinguished by user at a distance.The first taper light and the second taper light are in the distance overlapping at least 30% from one meter in instrument.Alternatively, this lap even can be at least 50%.Therefore, the radiation orientation of the first and second taper light is closely similar.Instrument also comprises the controller that is connected to detector and optical transmitting set.Controller is configured to the position control optical transmitting set of being surveyed according to target, to export at least one in the first taper light and the second taper light.
Similarly; According to an embodiment, the method that is used for control geodetic instrument when using target to carry out measurement comprises that measurement target has the first taper light of first wavelength and at least one of the second taper light with second wavelength that is different from first wavelength with respect to the position of the guidance axis of instrument and from instrument output.The first taper light and the second taper light are in the distance overlapping at least 30% from one meter in instrument.Alternatively, this lap even can be at least 50%.In addition, the first and second taper light are optionally exported according to the position of being surveyed of target.The first and second taper light alternately or are simultaneously exported.
When instrument and method measurement target optionally exported for the first and second taper light time with respect to the skew of the position of the guidance axis of instrument and according to the skew of being surveyed, can be through target be alignd with the guidance axis of instrument by the indicated manipulation of objects simply of taper light.Needn't handle guidance axis and target that instrument makes instrument in addition in line, hypothetical target is arranged in the visual field of detector.Therefore, the orientation of instrument thereby guidance axis can remain unchanged between the alignment period with target.When not having the needing of operating instrument, have only a user just to be enough to make target to be alignd with instrument.
When the first and second taper light were overlapping to a great extent, the first and second taper light were all simultaneously in a long way off user's the visual field.Do not need the optical device of complicacy on specific direction, to guide the first and second taper light or taper light is alignd with the guidance axis of instrument.Therefore, optical transmitting set thereby geodetic instrument have very simple and firm structure, and can be with the low cost manufacturing.Obviously the invention is not restricted to use only two taper light with different wave length.Alternately use taper light with different wave length more than two.
In order to make user at a distance can distinguish that according to embodiment, the color of taper light is with respect to coordinate a
*And b
*In at least one in the CIELAB color space, differ at least 50 units.According to optional embodiment, the taper light wavelength differs 50nm at least, particularly 100nm each other, and further 150nm particularly, with easily by in addition a long way off user distinguish.According to an embodiment, first wavelength is in the blue light range or green range of visible light, and second wavelength is in the red range of visible light.The taper light wavelength at the 380nm of visible light in the scope of 780nm.
According to another embodiment, this instrument also comprises chassis and object lens.Object lens limit the optical axis of detector and instrument.Alternatively, optical axis can overlap with guidance axis.Optical transmitting set be positioned to the chassis on object lens adjacent.The optical device that comprises object lens combines photo-detector to be widely used.Owing on the chassis,, guarantee that the user of manipulation of objects can see optical transmitting set, as long as target (thereby even user) is in the visual field of instrument adjacent to the arranged light transmitter of object lens.And when guidance axis overlapped with the optical axis of object lens continually, top layout guaranteed that in fact optical transmitting set is arranged in by the guidance axis.
In addition, according to an embodiment, optical transmitting set comprises a plurality of light sources of the emission first taper light and the second taper light.In addition, light source centers on this objective lens arrangement on the chassis, thereby approaches guidance axis.The use that is used to launch a plurality of light sources of the first and second taper light is the easy and reliable method that increases by the first and second taper light intensities thereby visibility.In addition, because the redundancy of light source if light source out of order, still can be used instrument.
According to an embodiment, optical transmitting set comprises first light source of launching the first taper light and the secondary light source of launching the second taper light.Therefore, the first and second taper light are in this embodiment by different light emitted.For example, can use the light source that combines different filter to use the emission white light, or use different light sources, each light emitted different wave length, thereby the light of emission different colours.Light source can for example be light emitting diode (LED), bulb, discharge lamp or glow lamp.
According to an embodiment, in order further to increase by the first and second taper light intensities, optical transmitting set comprises many to first and second light sources.
In this respect, according to an embodiment, first and second light sources can alternately be arranged each other.This layout allows on the chassis of instrument, to distribute light source.Therefore, the visibility of optical transmitting set further increases.Alternatively, for example first light source can be arranged in first group, and secondary light source can be arranged in second group that is different from first group.
According to another embodiment, optical transmitting set comprises at least one common light source of alternately launching the first taper light and the second taper light.For example, the wave filter that can combine to change uses the light source of emission white light, or uses the LED that can optionally launch the light of different wave length.When a light source was used to launch the first and second taper light time, the quantity of the part of instrument reduces, thereby manufacturing cost has reduced.
According to an embodiment, detector comprises imageing sensor and the optical device that is used on imageing sensor, producing two dimensional image, and imageing sensor is transformed into electric signal with two dimensional image.This imageing sensor can for example be 4 quadrant detector or ccd sensor or cmos sensor.Optical device can provide and for example focus on or zoom function.In this embodiment, controller further be configured to through identification by the position of being discerned of the position of the expression of the target in the signal of imageing sensor output and the expression through comparison object with come the position of the detection of a target corresponding to the reference position of guidance axis with respect to the guidance axis of instrument.This reference position is defined with respect to imageing sensor.The reference position can with the guidance axis of for example instrument and the optical axis coincidence of optical device.
For example, when 4 quadrant detector when the imageing sensor, this reference position can be defined as the scope that the angle of four quadrants joins.Therefore, can whether mainly be arranged on some quadrant of 4 quadrant detector through the expression of the detection of a target rather than equally cover the position that all four quadrants are judged target.When ccd sensor or cmos sensor during as imageing sensor, this reference position can for example be the reference pixel of detector or particularly center pixel.In this respect, Digital Image Processing for example can be used for surveying the pixel corresponding to the sensor of the expression of target.The position of these pixels on sensor can be compared to judge that for example target is with respect to the position of guidance axis with the position of reference pixel.According to an embodiment, this imageing sensor can be the part of the digital camera of calibration.
In the superincumbent embodiment, only use the position of the output recognizable object of imageing sensor with respect to guidance axis.Therefore, in this respect, needn't consider the orientation of geodetic instrument or the orientation of guidance axis in addition.
According to an embodiment, controller is configured to control optical transmitting set, if the guidance axis that the position of feasible target is judged as with respect to instrument has moved the position on first direction, then only exports the first taper light.Further, controller is configured to control optical transmitting set, if the guidance axis that the position of feasible target is judged as with respect to instrument has moved the position on the second direction opposite with first direction, then only exports the second taper light.
Respectively according to the first and second taper light of being exported because the different wave length thereby the various colors of the first and second taper light, manipulation of objects, user at a distance can judge easily target with respect to guidance axis be first or second direction on squint.These first and second directions can be discerned with respect to for example to the left or to the right skew of guidance axis, or skew up or down, or backward or skew forward.
According to another embodiment, controller is configured to control optical transmitting set, makes in the first and second taper light at least one as the unlatching that replaces with turn-off the light at the intermittence of pulse and exported.If the guidance axis that the position of target is judged as with respect to instrument has moved the position on third direction, the duration of then opening and turn-offing pulse is corresponding to first pattern.Further, if the guidance axis that the position of target is judged as with respect to instrument has upwards moved the position in the four directions, the duration of then opening and turn-offing pulse is corresponding to second pattern that is different from first pattern.Each duration of opening and turn-offing pulse is greater than 0.6 second, thereby can be easily by User Recognition.Each duration of alternatively, opening and turn-offing pulse was greater than 1.0 seconds.
Respectively according to first and second patterns of being exported of opening and turn-offing pulse, the user of the distant place of manipulation of objects can judge easily that target is the 3rd or upwards skew of four directions with respect to guidance axis.These third and fourth directions can be discerned with respect to guidance axis for example up or down or backward or forward or skew to the left or to the right.First and second patterns can and be turn-offed at least one of length of pulse different in the length of unbalanced pulse.First and second patterns even can for example identify different Morse codes.Obviously only the invention is not restricted to use two different light to open and turn-off the pattern of pulse.
According to an embodiment, controller is configured to control said optical transmitting set, makes that only be judged as guidance axis with respect to instrument in the position of target just export the first taper light and the second taper light on predeterminated position the time simultaneously.
Therefore, the user of the distant place of manipulation of objects has been arrived the predeterminated position with respect to the guidance axis of instrument by the proactive notification target.Be stressed that, the invention is not restricted to this output of the first and second taper light when target arrives predeterminated position.Can be for example through alternately export with preset interval the first and second taper light, through make the first and second taper optical flares or for example through do not export taper light with the position of other type notice ownership goal corresponding to predeterminated position.
According to an embodiment, detector can come the position of measurement target with respect to the guidance axis of instrument with respect to the angle and distance of the guidance axis of instrument and in the height at least one through measurement target.Target can be by directly (for example from the relative distance of guidance axis thereby skew; Through with respect to the distance between detector measurement target and the guidance axis) or impliedly (for example, the angle between the straight line between guidance axis and instrument and target is measured in the measurement of the distance through combining target) detect.Which detect on target is positioned at guidance axis with respect to certain position on the employed detector of instrument the side usually just enough simply.Obviously, instrument even can comprise that a plurality of detectors are used for top measurement or carry out extra measurement with respect to target.For example; Electronic distance measuring instrument EDM (for example can be used for measurement target; Prism) distance; And the position of the expression of the target in the signal that the angle between the straight line between guidance axis and instrument and target can be exported through the imageing sensor that is identified in instrument (for example, lens or carry the sounding rod of lens) is measured.
According to an embodiment, taper light is limited 50% the angular region that comprises light intensity that optical transmitting set is exported.Alternatively, taper light is limited 70% the angular region that comprises light intensity that optical transmitting set is exported.This can be for example measured one meter distance.
According to an embodiment of this method, instrument comprises imageing sensor and the optical device that is used on imageing sensor, producing two dimensional image.In this case, target comprises the position of being discerned and reference position corresponding to guidance axis of expression of position and the comparison object of the expression that is identified in the target in the signal that imageing sensor exports with respect to the measurement of the position of the guidance axis of instrument.The reference position is defined with respect to imageing sensor.
In the superincumbent embodiment, the output of imageing sensor is enough to the position of recognition objective with respect to guidance axis.Therefore, needn't consider the orientation of the guidance axis of geodetic instrument in this respect in addition.
According to another embodiment of this method, target comprises that with respect to the measurement of the position of instrument whether the position of judging target moved the position at the guidance axis with respect to instrument on the first direction or on the second direction opposite with first direction.In addition, the output of at least one of the first and second taper light comprises: if target be judged as on first direction, moved the position only export the first taper light, and if target be judged as on second direction, moved the position then only export the second taper light.
According to another embodiment of this method, target comprises that with respect to the measurement of the position of the guidance axis of instrument whether the position of judging target upwards moved the position with respect to the guidance axis of instrument on third direction or in the four directions opposite with third direction.And; The output of at least one in the first and second taper light comprises the unlatching that at least one conduct in the output first and second taper light replaces and turn-offs pulse; Wherein, if the position of target is judged as the third party move up, the duration of then opening and turn-offing pulse is corresponding to first pattern; And if the position of target is judged as in the four directions and moves up, the duration of then opening and turn-offing pulse is corresponding to second pattern that is different from first pattern.The duration of each of unlatching and shutoff pulse was more than 0.6 second.
According in the first or second taper light of being exported at least one and according to first or second pattern of being exported of opening and turn-offing pulse, manipulation of objects, user at a distance can judge easily target whether first, second, third or the four directions upwards squint with respect to guidance axis.
According to an embodiment, target with respect to the measurement of the position of the guidance axis of instrument comprise judge target with respect to the position of instrument whether corresponding to predeterminated position.The output of at least one in the first and second taper light comprises: export the first and second taper light simultaneously if the position of target is judged as corresponding to predeterminated position; With the user of the distant place of proactive notification manipulation of objects, target arrives predeterminated position with respect to the guidance axis of instrument.
According to an embodiment, target comprises that with respect to the measurement of the position of instrument measurement target is with respect to the angle and distance of the guidance axis of instrument and at least one of height.Therefore, target can be measured with respect to the relative distance thereby the skew of guidance axis directly or indirectly.Alternatively, for example, simply on which side of the current guidance axis that is positioned at of measurement target.
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Hereinafter, through being described in greater detail with reference to the attached drawings preferred implementation of the present invention, wherein similar or components identical is represented by similar or identical reference symbol.In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is the front schematic view of geodetic instrument according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the schematic cross section of measuring unit of the geodetic instrument of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F, 3G schematically show according to the front view on the measuring unit of the geodetic instrument of optional embodiment;
Fig. 4 schematically shows the embodiment of the light source of the optical transmitting set that is suitable in the geodetic instrument of Fig. 1, using;
Fig. 5 A is at the operating period of the geodetic instrument of Fig. 1 geodetic instrument and the schematic top view of two positions of target, and Fig. 5 B is the side view on it;
Fig. 6 A, 6B illustrate display with in function corresponding to the optical transmitting set in the different exemplary operations states of Fig. 5 A, 5B; And
Fig. 7 is the process flow diagram that the embodiment of the method that is used to operate geodetic instrument is shown.
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Hereinafter, through the embodiment according to geodetic instrument of the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings.
In embodiment shown in Figure 1, geodetic instrument 1 is the digital video stadia that comprises electronic distance measuring instrument, vertical angular instrument, horizontal angular instrument and altimeter.Various measuring instruments are realized through the central controller 5 that telescope 3 combines to be connected to telescope 3.
In addition, target 2 (shown in Fig. 5 A, the 5B) is a sounding rod.Sounding rod carries prism.Electronic distance measuring instrument uses prism to be used for accurate range observation.
As shown in Figure 1, geodetic instrument 1 is made up of the telescope 3 that is included in the measuring unit 12 that is installed on the tripod 11.Measuring unit 12 thereby even telescope 3 through correspondingly using stepping motor 16 ', the 16th, around the turning axle 13 of two quadratures and 14 pivotable.Rotation angle around vertical rotating shaft 13 is measured by sensor 15 ', and is measured by sensor 15 around the rotation angle of feathering axis 14.The optical element of telescope 3 limits the optical axis of instrument.In embodiment shown in Figure 1, this optical axis overlaps with the guidance axis 31 of instrument 1.Guidance axis 31 is the straight lines between predeterminated position and the instrument 1.Optical transmitting set 4 is positioned to adjacent with guidance axis 31 on the chassis of measuring unit 12.
As shown in Figure 2, controller 5 is arranged in the chassis of measuring unit 12.In this embodiment, controller 5 is microprocessors.First and second light sources 411,421 of telescope 3, optical transmitting set 4, sensor 15,15 ' and stepping motor 16,16 ' be connected to controller 5.Further, display 18 is connected to controller 5 with user interface 17,17 '.In embodiment shown in Figure 2, except being used to carry out the telescope 3 of EDM, measuring unit also comprises extra independent range finder 35 (electronic distance measuring instrument).Alternatively or in addition, the electronic distance measuring instrument (not shown) that partly uses the optical device identical with telescope 3 is provided.
First and second wavelength are selected such that the first and second taper light 41,42 have various colors.In this embodiment, can distinguish that in order to make user at a distance the color of taper light differs coordinate a in the CIELAB color space
*And b
*70 units.Yet, if taper light in the CIELAB color space with respect to coordinate a
*And b
*At least one differ at least 50 units and then think just enough.According to optional embodiment, even the taper light wavelength differs 150nm at least each other with easily by distinguish at a distance.Yet near the yellow range of visible light, 50nm thinks enough so that differentiable color relation to be arranged if wavelength differs at least.
In this embodiment, first wavelength is in the green range of visible light, and second wavelength is in the red range of visible light.Therefore, taper light wavelength from the 380nm of visible light in the scope of 780nm.
As tangible from Fig. 2, the first and second taper light 41 and 42 are obviously overlapping each other.Overlapping amount makes taper overlapping more than 45% in one meter distance from instrument 1.In this respect, taper light 41,42 is limited 60% the angular region that comprises light intensity that corresponding light source 411,421 is exported.
Yet, according to optional embodiment, if the first and second taper light 41 and 42 overlapping only is 30% just enough.And according to optional embodiment, taper light is limited 70% or only 50% the angular region that comprises light intensity that optical transmitting set is exported.For example, this can be measured one meter distance.
In the accompanying drawings, the object lens of reference symbol 34 expression optical device 33.The optical axis of object lens 34 overlaps with the guidance axis 31 of telescope 3.Yet, the invention is not restricted to the optical axis coincidence of guidance axis 31 and telescopical object lens.
To target 2 thereby the preset characteristic color of sounding rod, in the signal that imageing sensor 32 is exported, can be identified in the expression 21 (seeing Fig. 6 A, 6B) of the target 2 in the visual pattern that comprises in this signal easily through identification.The expression of the prism that alternatively, sounding rod carried can the character shape of prism be identified in visual pattern through for example using.
Yet, the invention is not restricted to of the expression 21 of use characteristic color with recognition objective 2 in the signal of being exported at imageing sensor 32.The whole bag of tricks of target of output signal that is used for recognition detector (for example imageing sensor) is known on the prior art.Alternatively, for example, can and be stored in the expression 21 that the preset mode signal in the instrument 1 comes recognition objective 2 in signal through comparison output signal.Use the common signal that causes by the expression 21 of the corresponding target 2 in the output signal of imageing sensor 32 can produce this preset mode signal.Therefore, this mode signal can comprise the information about at least one of the shape of target and color.Alternatively, target 2 thereby sounding rod can be provided with certain type reverberator prism for example, so that be identified in the expression 21 of the target 2 in the output signal of imageing sensor 32 for example.
After in the output signal of expression 21 at imageing sensor 32 of target 2, being identified, measurement target 2 is with respect to the relative position of instrument 1.In this embodiment, the predeterminated position corresponding to the guidance axis 31 of instrument 1 in this position and image through the expression 21 of the target in the image that comprises in the comparison signal 2 is carried out.In this embodiment, limit corresponding to the position of the guidance axis 31 of instrument 1 central shaft in the image imageing sensor 32.Therefore, can measure the vertical and horizontal-shift of the pixel of the expression 21 that forms target 2 easily with respect to central shaft thereby guidance axis 32.Clearly, any pixel that is different from the center pixel of imageing sensor can be used as the reference pixel that is used to limit guidance axis 32.
In this embodiment, be used as detector though produce the imageing sensor 32 of the signal that comprises two dimensional image, the invention is not restricted to use imageing sensor to come the relative position of the detection of a target with respect to instrument.For the detection of a target alternatively with respect to the position of the guidance axis (thereby measurement axis) of geodetic instrument, can use any detector 4 quadrant detector for example that spatial resolution is provided.Alternatively, target is with respect to the relative position of geodetic instrument even can for example measure through the laser system of using rotation through the surrounding environment of scanner.In addition, target needn't be surveyed with optical means with respect to the position of the guidance axis 31 (thereby measurement axis) of geodetic instrument, but radar system or ultrasound wave are surveyed.
Distance between electronic distance measuring instrument 35 direct measurement target 2 and the instrument 1.In this embodiment, this launches through surveying instrument 1 and realize the working time of the prism institute beam reflected of being carried by the sounding rod that forms target 2.
Alternatively, this distance even can come direct detection through using independent range finder 35.In Fig. 2, hyperacoustic working time that independent range finder 35 measurement target 2 are reflected.
Yet the direct range that the invention is not restricted to top type is measured.Various other range finders that for example are suitable for geodetic instrument are as being known from prior art, and can be used in the instrument of the present invention based on the range finder of laser instrument, the detector of phase place comparative type, the detector that the burst length is measured type.
Alternatively or in addition, realize the measurement of the distance between target 2 and the instrument 1 indirectly through the output signal that uses imageing sensor 32.According to an embodiment, in vertical direction length of this expression 21 through surveying the target 2 in the image in being included in signal (thereby at least one the length of expression in sounding rod and the prism) is carried out.The length of the expression 21 of the target of being surveyed 2 is followed and the preset value of corresponding target 2 compares with the distance between the detection of a target 2 and the instrument 1.
In this embodiment, altimeter is also through using imageing sensor 32 to realize.Altimeter can the detection of a target 2 and instrument 1 between relative height difference.
In this embodiment, this carries out through sounding rod is provided, and sounding rod is as the target 2 of the pattern with light reflectivity that replaces of on the prolonging direction of sounding rod, arranging.The alternately pattern of light reflectivity like this is known from conventional levelling staff.The signal that controller 5 analysis image sensors 32 are exported is to discern the expression of said pattern.According to institute's recognized patterns, the instrument 1 that expression is surveyed and the level signal of the difference in height between the target 2 are by controller 5 outputs.
Now through will describe the function of above-mentioned geodetic instrument 1 in more detail with reference to figure 5A, 5B, 6A and 6B.
In Fig. 5 A and 5B, show two optional modes of operation.
In first mode of operation, only use target (sounding rod) 2.In this first mode of operation, have only secondary light source 421 operations to launch the second taper light 42.
In second mode of operation, only use target (sounding rod) 2 '.Target 2 ' in second mode of operation can be and target 2 identical in first mode of operation, but is positioned at different positions.In this second mode of operation, have only 411 operations of first light source to launch the first taper light 41.
Yet, the first and second taper light 41 and 42 all in these Fig. 5 A and 5B by being drawn, because the further intention of these figure is to be illustrated in two taper light by the first and second taper light 41, the overlapping amount between 42 under the situation of emission simultaneously.
In first mode of operation of Fig. 5 A and 5B, the telescope 3 of geodetic instrument is measured target 2 and is squinted left thereby at the first direction L opposite with second direction R from guidance axis 31.In addition, measure the predeterminated position P of target 2 from the guidance axis 31 backward thereby squinting to the opposite third direction B of F with the four directions.At last, as tangible from Fig. 5 B, telescope 3 detects target 2 and upwards thereby at the five direction P opposite with the 6th direction D squints from the predeterminated position P on the guidance axis 31.
In Fig. 5 A and 5B; In conjunction with through the distance A between service range detector (EDM) 35 surveying instruments 1 and the target 2, come measurement target 2 with respect to instrument 1 with respect to the position of guidance axis 31 through measuring angle [alpha] between the straight line of 2 of guidance axis 31 and instrument 1 and targets.
The picture that signal that the imageing sensor 32 that is based on telescope 3 in first mode of operation produced is exported on display 18 has been shown in Fig. 6 A.
In Fig. 6 A, reference symbol 21 is represented the expression of target 2.Offset direction L, R, F, B, U and the D that in Fig. 6 A, indicates is sightless in display 18 usually, but illustrates in the drawings so that understand the present invention.Reference symbol 18 ' is illustrated in the graticule that superposes on the output signal of imageing sensor 32 with indication guidance axis 31.
In first mode of operation shown in Fig. 5 A, 5B and the 6A that use target 2, the secondary light source 421 of controller 5 control optical transmitting sets 4 is to export the second taper light 42.First light source 411 of optical transmitting set 4 is not launched light.The output of this second taper light 42 thereby color represent to user's (not shown) of the distant place of Action Target 2, and target 2 is with respect to having moved the position on the guidance axis 31 direction L left.In order also on direction B backward, to have moved the position to user's indicating target 2, controller 5 with the second taper light 42 is not consistently but controls secondary light source 421 as unlatching that replaces and the mode exported of shutoff pulse.Shown in Fig. 6 A, unlatching and shutoff pulse are all quite long, on direction backward, to have moved the position to user's indicating target 2 at a distance with respect to the predeterminated position P along guidance axis 31.At last, mode (not shown in Fig. 6 A) the control secondary light source 421 exported at regular intervals with the Morse code of representing letter " U " of controller 5.This has moved the position on the direction U that user's indicating target 2 is at a distance also making progress with respect to predeterminated position P.
Fig. 6 B is illustrated in second mode of operation shown in Fig. 5 A and the 5B thereby the output of display 18 and optical transmitting set 4 under the situation that target 2 ' is used.In this case, telescope 3 judge target 2 ' to the right thereby second direction R and forward thus the four directions on the F with respect to the predeterminated position P on the guidance axis 31 displacement, and be shifted with respect to this predeterminated position P downwards thereby on the 6th direction D.
In second mode of operation shown in Fig. 6 B, first light source 411 of controller 5 control optical transmitting sets 4 is to launch first taper light 41 thereby the color.The secondary light source 421 of optical transmitting set 4 is not launched light.This representes that to user at a distance target 2 ' is with respect to guidance axis 31 R displacement to the right.In addition, the first taper light 41 is not consistently but exports as unlatching that replaces and shutoff pulse.The duration of opening and turn-offing pulse is quite short, representes that to use to user at a distance target 2 ' moved the position with respect to predeterminated position P on forward direction F.At last, controller 5 is controlled first light source 411 to the mode that user at a distance exports at regular intervals with the Morse code of representing letter " D ", on downward direction D, has moved the position with notice ownership goal 2 ' with respect to predeterminated position P.
In Fig. 6 A, the duration of opening and turn-offing pulse is 2 seconds, and in Fig. 6 B, the duration of opening and turn-offing pulse is 0.8 second.In this respect, preferably, the minimum duration of opening and turn-off pulse is 0.6 second, clearly to be distinguished by user at a distance.
Be arranged in definitely in target 2,2 ' under the situation at predeterminated position P place of guidance axis 31 of instrument 1 (this situation does not illustrate in the drawings); Controller 5 will be controlled first and second light sources 411,421 and launch consistently two taper light 41,42, arrive predeterminated position to represent target 2,2 ' to the user.
Fig. 3 A illustrates the front view according to the shell of the measuring unit 12 of the instrument of the embodiment of Fig. 1,2,5A and 5B.
As tangible from Fig. 3 A, first and second light sources 411,421 of optical transmitting set 4 are arranged to adjacent to object lens 34 thereby adjacent to guidance axis 31.And first and second light sources 411,421 are arranged about guidance axis 31 symmetrically.
Yet, the invention is not restricted to such layout of first and second light sources of optical transmitting set.
Shown in Fig. 3 G, the optical transmitting set 4 thereby first and second light sources also can be arranged on the shell 12 of telescope 3 with the object lens 34 of telescope 3 discretely.Alternatively, optical transmitting set 4 even can be arranged on the tripod 11.
In addition, the first and second taper light sources 411,421 of optical transmitting set 4 can be arranged near the object lens 34 of telescope 3 closer to each other, shown in Fig. 3 B and 3D.In this respect, optical transmitting set 4 needn't center on object lens 34.
Shown in Fig. 3 C, optical transmitting set 4 even can comprise manyly to first and second light sources is made up of first light source 411,412,413,414 of the common emission first taper light 41 and the secondary light source 421,422,423,424 of launching the second taper light 42 for every pair.This has increased the intensity of the first and second taper light 41,42.In Fig. 3 C, the object lens 34 of telescope 3 are alternately arranged and centered on to first and second light sources.
According at another the optional embodiment shown in Fig. 3 E, the 3F, a common light source 430 is used to launch the first and second taper light 41,42.This common light source 430 can be the LED that can optionally launch the light with different wave length.Alternatively, this common light source 430 can launch white light and with replaceable filter combination.
As from Fig. 3 F significantly, optical transmitting set 4 can even comprise that a plurality of common light source 430,430 ' is to increase by common light source 430, the 430 ' intensity of the first and second taper light 41,42 of emission optionally.In Fig. 3 F, the measuring unit 12 that does not have object lens 34 is shown.Yet it is adjacent with the guidance axis 31 of instrument that common light source 430,430 ' is arranged to.
As shown in Figure 4, in this embodiment, each light source 411 of optical transmitting set 4 is included in the collimation lens 44 in bulb 46 the place aheads that produce light.In addition, reverberator 45 is arranged in bulb 46 back.The use of collimation lens 44 and reverberator 45 has increased the light emission efficiency of light source 411.Yet, the invention is not restricted to the use of such light source, because collimation lens 44 all is optional with reverberator 45.Glow lamp, LED, laser diode or discharge lamp in addition, the invention is not restricted to the use of conventional light bulb, because even for example can be used for producing light.About LED, collimation lens 44 can or even the part of LED.
The embodiment of the method that when using target to carry out to measure, is used to control geodetic instrument has been described with reference to figure 7 at last.
According to this embodiment, in first step S1, come the position of measurement target with respect to the angle and distance of instrument and in the height at least one with respect to instrument through measurement target.
If instrument is to comprise imageing sensor and the optics geodetic instrument that is used on imageing sensor, producing the optical device of two dimensional image, then can carry out measuring process S1 as follows:
At first, the position of the expression of target can be identified in the signal that the imageing sensor that two dimensional image is converted to signal is exported.Secondly, the position of being discerned of represented target can with corresponding to the reference position of the guidance axis of instrument relatively.This reference position is defined with respect to imageing sensor.
In step S1, measured after the position of target, in method step S10, carried out target with respect to the position of instrument confirming whether corresponding to predeterminated position.
If answer is YES, then in step S25, the first taper light with first wavelength is exported with the second taper light with second wavelength that is different from first wavelength.In this respect, in distance from one meter in instrument, the first taper light and the second taper light overlapping at least 30%.This method then finishes.
If confirm that the result of step S10 is NO, then in step S11, confirm target with respect to instrument on first direction or in position that the second party opposite with first direction moves up.
If target is judged as and on first direction, has moved the position, then in step S21, only export the first taper light with first wavelength that is different from second wavelength.
If target is judged as and on second direction, has moved the position, then in step S22, only export the second taper light with second wavelength.
After step S21 or S22; In step S11, judge first or second direction on not have under the situation of displacement, in step S12, confirm target with respect to instrument on third direction or with third direction on the contrary and the four directions that is different from first and second directions upwards moved bit position.
Be judged as under the situation of having moved the position on the third direction in the position of target; In step S23; The first, correspondingly the second taper light is exported as unlatching that replaces and shutoff pulse, and the duration of wherein opening and turn-offing pulse is corresponding to first pattern that is different from second pattern.
Alternatively, upwards moved the position if the position of target is judged as in the four directions, then in step S24, first, the correspondingly second taper light is exported as unlatching that replaces and shutoff pulse, and the duration of wherein opening and turn-offing pulse is corresponding to second pattern.
Under any circumstance, the duration of each of unlatching and shutoff pulse is greater than 0.6 second, so that they are recognizable for user at a distance.
At step S23, correspondingly after the S24, this method turns back to step S1.Therefore, this method repeats, till target in step S10 is judged as corresponding to predeterminated position with respect to the position of instrument.
Though the stadia about comprising electronic distance measuring instrument, vertical angular instrument, horizontal angular instrument and altimeter has been described the present invention, obviously the present invention can be applicable to comprise at least one the digital stadia in electronic distance measuring instrument, vertical angular instrument, horizontal angular instrument and the altimeter alternatively.
For example, the present invention can be applicable to comprise at least one the digital theodolite in vertical angular instrument and the horizontal angular instrument.Alternatively, the present invention can be applicable to include only the digital measurement spirit-leveling instrument of altimeter.
Therefore, needn't carry out measurement above all.Unique prerequisite is that the geodetic surveying system can produce the image of visual field and be identified in the expression of sounding rod in this image.According to recognition result, the light source Be Controlled of geodetic surveying system, make the expression of in image sounding rod with respect to the offset direction of target location in the image to the user of operational measure bar by visualization.
In the above-described embodiment, the sounding rod of carrying prism is used as target to carry out various measurements.Yet, obviously do not have certain reverberator sounding rod or even arbitrary objects can be used as target, depend on the kind of the employed measuring technique of geodetic instrument.Unique prerequisite is that the geodetic surveying system can carry out required measurement with respect to target.
In this context, should note; In this manual or the term of claim in requiring " comprises (comprise) ", " comprising (include) ", " having (having) " and " having (with) " with and the grammer distortion indicate technical characterictic existing of predetermined member, part, integral body, step etc. for example, and never get rid of one or more optional features particularly existence or the interpolation of other parts, part, integral body, step or its group.
Though described the present invention about some illustrative embodiments, obviously a lot of possibilities, change and variation will be tangible to those skilled in the art.Therefore, the illustrative embodiments of wherein setting forth of the present invention is defined as illustrative and is restrictive never in any form.Can carry out various variations and do not depart from like the following the spirit and scope of the present invention that claim limited.
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1. one kind is used to use target (2) to carry out the geodetic instrument of measuring (1), and said instrument (1) comprising:
Detector (3), it is used to measure the position of said target (2) with respect to the guidance axis (31) of said instrument (1);
Optical transmitting set (4); It is used for the first taper light (41) with first wavelength and the second taper light (42) with second wavelength that is different from said first wavelength are outputed to the outside of said geodetic instrument (1), and the wherein said first taper light (41) and the said second taper light (42) are in the distance overlapping at least 30% from (1) one meter in said instrument; And
Controller (5); It is connected to said detector (3) and said optical transmitting set (4); Wherein said controller (5) is configured to the said optical transmitting set of position control (4) according to the said target (2) that is detected, to export at least one in said first taper light (41) and the said second taper light (42).
2. instrument as claimed in claim 1 (1), wherein said instrument (1) comprise chassis (12) and object lens (34), and said object lens (34) limit the optical axis of said detector (3); And
Wherein said optical transmitting set (4) is positioned to adjacent with said object lens (34) on said chassis (12).
3. instrument as claimed in claim 2 (1), wherein said optical transmitting set (4) comprise a plurality of light sources (411-413, the 421-423 of said first taper light (41) of emission and the said second taper light (42); 430,430 '); And
Wherein said light source (411-413,421-423; 430,430 ') go up around said object lens (34) layout in said chassis (12).
4. like each described instrument (1) in the aforementioned claim, wherein said optical transmitting set (4) comprises first light source (411-414) of launching the said first taper light (41) and the secondary light source (421-424) of launching the said second taper light (42).
5. instrument as claimed in claim 4 (1), wherein said optical transmitting set (4) comprise many to first light source and secondary light source (411,421,412,422,413,423,413,424).
6. instrument as claimed in claim 5 (1), wherein said first light source and secondary light source (411,421,412,422,413,423,414,424) are alternately arranged each other.
7. according to claim 1 or claim 2 instrument (1), wherein said optical transmitting set (4) comprises at least one common light source (430,430 ') of selectively launching said first taper light (41) and the said second taper light (42).
8. according to claim 1 or claim 2 instrument (1); Wherein said detector (3) comprises imageing sensor (32) and is used for going up the optical device (33) that produces two dimensional image at said imageing sensor (32) that said imageing sensor (32) converts said two dimensional image to electric signal; And
Wherein said controller (5) is configured to through the position of being discerned of the position of the expression (21) that is identified in the said target (2) in the signal that said imageing sensor (32) exported and the said expression (21) through more said target (2) and corresponding to the reference position of said guidance axis (31); Survey the position of said target (2) with respect to the said guidance axis (31) of said instrument (1), said reference position limits with respect to said imageing sensor (32).
9. according to claim 1 or claim 2 instrument (1); Wherein said controller (5) is configured to control said optical transmitting set (4); If the said guidance axis (31) that the position of feasible said target (2) is judged as with respect to said instrument (1) has moved the position on first direction (L), then only export the said first taper light (41); And
Wherein said controller (5) is configured to control said optical transmitting set (4); If the said guidance axis (31) that the position of feasible said target (2) is judged as with respect to said instrument (1) has moved the position on the second direction (R) opposite with said first direction (L), then only export the said second taper light (42).
10. according to claim 1 or claim 2 instrument (1); Wherein said controller (5) is configured to control said optical transmitting set (4); Make in the said first taper light and the second taper light (41,42) at least one exported as the unbalanced pulse that replaces and the light at the intermittence of turn-offing pulse
If the said guidance axis (31) that the position of wherein said target (2) is judged as with respect to said instrument (1) has moved the position on third direction (F), the duration of then said unbalanced pulse and shutoff pulse is corresponding to first pattern;
If the said guidance axis (31) that the position of wherein said target (2) is judged as with respect to said instrument (1) has moved the position on (B) in the four directions, the duration of then said unbalanced pulse and shutoff pulse is corresponding to second pattern that is different from said first pattern; And
The duration of each of said unbalanced pulse and shutoff pulse was greater than 0.6 second.
11. instrument according to claim 1 or claim 2 (1); Wherein said controller (5) is configured to control said optical transmitting set (4); If make the position of said target (2) be judged as said guidance axis (31) with respect to said instrument (1) on predeterminated position (P), then export said first taper light (41) and the said second taper light (42) simultaneously.
12. instrument according to claim 1 or claim 2 (1), wherein said detector (3) can be measured the position of said target (2) with respect to the said guidance axis (31) of said instrument (1) with respect to the angle (α) of the said guidance axis (31) of said instrument (1) and at least one in distance (A) and the height (H) through measuring said target (2).
13. instrument according to claim 1 or claim 2 (1), wherein said taper light (41,42) is limited 50% the angular region that comprises light intensity that said optical transmitting set (4) is exported.
14. a method that is used for control geodetic instrument when using target to carry out measurement, said method comprises:
Measure the position (S1) of said target with respect to the guidance axis of said instrument; And
To have the first taper light of first wavelength and at least one of the second taper light with second wavelength that is different from said first wavelength and output to the outside of said geodetic instrument; Wherein said first taper light and the said second taper light is overlapping at least 30% from the distance of one meter in said instrument, and the wherein said first taper light and the second taper light according to the position of being surveyed of said target by optionally output (S2).
15. method as claimed in claim 14 (1), wherein said instrument comprise imageing sensor and the optical device that is used on said imageing sensor, producing two dimensional image, said imageing sensor converts said two dimensional image to electric signal; And
Wherein measure said target comprises position and the more said target of the expression that is identified in the said target in the signal that said imageing sensor exports with respect to the position (S1) of the guidance axis of said instrument the position of being discerned and reference position corresponding to said guidance axis of said expression, said reference position limits with respect to said imageing sensor.
16., wherein measure said target and comprise that with respect to the position (S1) of said instrument whether the position of judging said target moving position (S11) with respect to the said guidance axis of said instrument on the first direction or on the second direction opposite with said first direction like claim 14 or 15 described methods (1); And
At least one (S2) that wherein exports the said first taper light and the second taper light comprises if said target is judged as and on said first direction, moved the position; Then only export the said first taper light (S21); And if said target be judged as on said second direction, moved the position, then only export the said second taper light (S22).
17., wherein measure said target and comprise that with respect to the position (S1) of the guidance axis of said instrument whether the position of judging said target upwards moved position (S12) with respect to the said guidance axis of said instrument on third direction or in the four directions opposite with said third direction like claim 14 or 15 described methods; And
At least one (S2) of wherein exporting the said first taper light and the second taper light comprises the unbalanced pulse and shutoff pulse (S23 that at least one conduct of the said first taper light of output and the second taper light replaces; S24); If wherein said target is judged as at said third direction and has moved the position; The duration of then said unbalanced pulse and shutoff pulse is corresponding to first pattern; And if the position of said target is judged as and upwards moved the position in the four directions, then said unbalanced pulse and the duration of turn-offing pulse be corresponding to second pattern that is different from said first pattern, and wherein said unbalanced pulse and each duration of turn-offing pulse were greater than 0.6 second.
18. like claim 14 or 15 described methods, wherein measure said target with respect to the position (S1) of the guidance axis of said instrument comprise confirm said target with respect to the position of said instrument whether corresponding to predeterminated position (S10); And
At least one (S2) that wherein exports the said first taper light and the second taper light comprises if the position of said target is confirmed as corresponding to said predeterminated position and exports the said first taper light and the second taper light (S25) simultaneously.
19., wherein measure said target and comprise with respect to the position (S1) of the guidance axis of said instrument and measure said target with respect to the angle and distance of the said guidance axis of said instrument and at least one in the height like claim 14 or 15 described methods.
20. like claim 14 or 15 described methods, wherein said geodetic instrument is according to one instrument in the claim 1 to 13.
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